The management of Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd and the Capital Market Committee on COVID-19 have donated medical equipment, face masks and infrared thermometers to Oyo State Government. They made the donations on Wednesday, at the state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, in support of the state government’s drive to curtail the spread of coronavirus. Among the equipment donated by Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd were Coronavirus PCR test machine and extraction kits, RIDA genesars, nasopharyngeal swab plus viral transport medium kits, vortex mixer and Personal Protective Equipment. The Capital Market Committee on COVID-19 donated 100 face masks and 150 infrared thermometers to the…
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Barely 24 hours the Naira was forced to a downward trajectory by dollar scarcity, it bounced back, closing at N477 to a dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N608 and N550, respectively. The Naira, however, weakened marginally at the investor’s window, losing one point to close at N386 to a dollar. The volume of trade at the window shrunk by 1.83 million dollars when compared to Tuesday, to close at 18.44 million dollars. The Nigerian currency exchanged at N381 to a dollar at…
The Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, says service has commenced admission of inmates into custodial centres in 28 states of the country including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.Ahmed said this during the presentation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other materials by Prisoners Rehabilitation Welfare Action (PRAWA), and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) to the service on Wednesday in Abuja.He, however, added that eight states were yet to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines for reopening.He also explained that, since the admission was restored, over 9,900 inmates had been taken to the various custodian…
Kwara Government has arranged a center for a 16-year female student that tested positive for COVID-19 currently sitting for the Senior Secondary School Examination (SSSE) in Ilorin. Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman for the Technical Committee on COVID-19 in the disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin. He said that the patient was sitting for her examination at the Kwara State COVID-19/Infectious Disease Centre in Ilorin. Ajakaye said that government has to arrange the center for the female candidate to avoid stigmatisation. “The patient, whose name and school were withheld to avoid stigma wrote her Agricultural Science paper on Wednesday…
The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Tijjani Umar, has described measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the State House as “very strong and solid’’. He also commended medical workers in the clinic for playing crucial roles since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country. Umar gave the commendation at the valedictory session in honour of Mr Augustus Ogueri, Deputy Director, Planning and State House SERVICOM Nodal Officer, who retired from the civil service on Tuesday, having attained 60 years of age. At the event, Dr Ibrahim Bashir, Head, Public Health Department, State House Clinic and Dr Chukwu…
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to the President, has described Malam Wada Maida, the late Chairman, Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), as a “rare Nigerian”. Maida, former Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of NAN, died on Monday in Abuja. He was aged 70. Gambari, in a tribute to the veteran journalist, when he paid a condolence visit to his residence on Monday in Abuja, said that Maida was “humble, open, kind and hugely patriotic”. “He will be missed by us all, especially we who served President Muhammadu Buhari when he was military head of…
Dangote Cement says it has credited the bank accounts of 14 new winners with N1 million each in the ongoing Dangote Cement Bag of Goodies Season 2 in Lagos, Owerri and Port Harcourt. Mr Adeyemi Fajobi, National Sales Director, Dangote Cement said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Fajobi, according to the statement, said during the presentations in Lagos State that the promotion was the company’s strategy of giving back to the customers of Dangote Cement. “Dangote remains the best in building of structures. ” We are urging contractors…
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), on Wednesday said it was targeting the production of 500,000 metric tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), volume per day to contain the importation of LPG into the country. Group Managing Director (GMD), of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari said this during the inspection of the 100 million metric ton-capacity Oredo Integrated Gas Handling Facility (IGHF), project in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo. Kyari said production of the set target was possible within two years adding that the company had lined up a number of projects and activities to…
The protest by some aggrieved youths on Wednesday at the police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, against the escape from custody of suspected serial killer, Sunday Shodipe, turned violent, resulting in the attack of some policemen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the protesting youths had wielded placards with various inscriptions demanding the rearrest of Shodipe. The protest, however, turned violent with the youths attacking security personnel at the command with stones and other dangerous objects. The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) in Oyo State, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident in an interview with NAN. Fadeyi said that members…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a variation of N3.9billion for the completion of federal secretariat projects in Anambra, Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Zamfara and Osun states. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Council also approved N1.5billion for the rehabilitation of the second phase of the Usuma Dam at Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Ministers of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and FCT, Muhammed Bello confirmed these developments at a briefing on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. Fashola stated that the secretariat projects were initially awarded in 2011 at the…